photographie-irie > Gingerbread Architecture, Jacmel, Haiti

Old gingerbread architecture in various states of repair extends throughout Jacmel.
photographie-irie > Fishnet Repair, Jacmel, Haiti
photographie-irie > Jacmel Beached Boat and Boy, Jacmel, Haiti
photographie-irie > Haitian Boy at Sans Souci Palace, Milot, Haiti     

The open nature of the ruins makes them prime for aimless wandering, apparently for locals as well as visitors.
photographie-irie > Happy Bali Kids, Sanur, Bali, Indonesia     
        

Kids in Bali are generally pretty interactive and loved posing for the camera, often goofing for it if they had the chance. They also showed little inhibition expressing friendship and positive feelings. It was common to see two girls or two boys holding hands or walking arm in arm, without any implications beyond friendship.
photographie-irie > Thoughtful Lao Boy, Ban Sang Hae, Laos          

Among the children I engaged while my friends were shopping was this boy. It seemed to me that serious street sense and lots of experience with funny, rich tourists had made him proficient at checking out all the angles, as he thoughtfully demonstrates here. Kids get very savvy very quickly in these settings. No rush, this is Laos. Hmmmm.
photographie-irie > More Friendly Children, In Route to Phnom Kulen, Cambodia          

Perhaps 50 km from Siem Reap but still several hours ride due to road conditions, Phnom Kulen is the highest point in Cambodia (1600 ft), and considered the sacred birthplace of the country. Temples, Buddhas and lingas beckon, along with a nice waterfall for a cooling swim. But the tightly controlled area requires a $20 admission per foreigner to guards at the mountain protecting the entrance for their military mafia bosses. Once you've spent the time and eaten the dust getting there, who's going to turn back without paying? As consolation, smiling children seem everywhere to transform their smile to you.
photographie-irie > Baby Elephant at Hat Klong Muang Beach 2, Thailand          

On this day in this part of the Land of Smiles (LOS=Thailand), kids, adults, mahouts and elephants all smile on cue. The elephant was amazingly interactive and gentle, letting us feed the him bananas and peanuts from our hands and mouths. Apparently it wasn't quite enough, though, as he prepares to eat this little guy's head.
Gingerbread Architecture, Jacmel, Haiti

Old gingerbread architecture in various states of repair extends throughout Jacmel.
photographie-irie > Gingerbread Architecture, Jacmel, Haiti

Old gingerbread architecture in various states of repair extends throughout Jacmel.
Gingerbread Architecture, Jacmel, Haiti

Old gingerbread architecture in various states of repair extends throughout Jacmel.
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